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Today's Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Trump faces jail, Hope Hicks testifies (and cries), Texas dairies refuse to allow Federal epidemiological field studies

The H5N1 “bird flu” is ripping across America, decimating bird flocks and even infecting a few humans and other mammals. Should we be concerned? Particularly since Trump is polling so well after he totally botched our response to Covid?Keep in mind, Trump shut down the offices of pandemic preparedne...

Donald Trump claimed he would disband the White House office charged with preventing and responding to pandemics. It's not the first time.

You should be keeping an eye on the “bird flu”—and on the Republicans who want to slice and dice the CDC budget.

 

”The advantage I have now is I know everybody. I know people. I know the good, the bad, the stupid, the smart.”

Trump told TIME he would close an office tasked with making sure the country is better prepared for the next pandemic

Trump told TIME he would close an office tasked with preparing for the next pandemic. Biden's camp said it shows why voters can't trust Trump

As the United States enters an election year with huge international stakes, it is easy to be pessimistic that the value of continued US leadership in global health, including pandemic preparedness, will be the subject of prominent debate in the 2024 elections. Geopolitical crises in Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, and China-Taiwan dominate attention and policy. Climate, debt overhang, food insecurity, and humanitarian crises compete for attention. The flagship President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS R...

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